Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Israel's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Israel

Year: 2005(4 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD159(4)[4]102(2)[2]67(2)[2]41(2)[2]22(1)[2]9[2]4[1]
>= 50 mln USD32(1)[2]18[2]15[2]10[2]7[2]5[2]3[1]
>= 100 mln USD11[2]8[2]8[2]5[2]4[2]3[2]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD6[2]4[2]4[2]4[2]3[2]2[2]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD5[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined200573.04%10,174,000
2Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200561.76%28,337,000
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200538.20%41,879,000
4Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200535.53%59,458,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.